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Going through one of my cyclical taste shifts, now back on Death Cab For Cutie after a week or two of David Bowie.
This cyclical appreciation of music has characterized my whole life. Sometimes I will move exclusively to jazz, or classical or rock. Or to a few artists representing a particular style.
Music will be left unplayed for years, and then be resurrected almost as if it was brand new. Earlier this week I had such an experience with Bowie's Aladdin Sane, an album unplayed for at least a decade. Played it over and over, and marveled at how much I enjoyed it again.
It was almost as if I had just bought it for the first time.
That's a good feeling to have.
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From Classic Rock to BachI do the same thing! I usually go through a phase of listening to only one kind of music. Occasionally it gets so specific that I'll only listen to one particular artist or group. Or song. For weeks. One time it was Cake. Before that it was the Blues. I dabbled briefly in Motwon, and now I listen only to a radio station that broadcasts from a retirement community called Hot Springs Village. It features songs from the 40s-60s, and advertises its playlists as "the music of your life". It doesn't have a website or I'd put a link. By the way, I've really enjoyed reading your blog. It's exceptionally well-written and interesting.
Like the great Frank Zappa said — "MUSIC IS THE BEST"!
Emily – funny how that works, isn't it? That radio station sounds most interesting. Thank you for the compliment on my blog. Coming from someone who writes as well as you do, it is especially meaningful.Waka – yup, I love music alright. Thanks for your – and Frank's – comment!
me three… i can remember even where i was and what was happening when i enjoyed some music that i had to play again and again out of love for it.for example, stan getz, john coltrane and sonny rollins are part of my very being. i used to lie in bed on a hot summer night in florida and be transported to the realms of the ineffable. that was when i was about 15. i have recently become settled enough in los angeles to find these same albums on cds. what i liked about them then, i like even more now.or "lay lady lay, lay accross my big brass bed", that best of all dylan albums "nashville skyline"… god there's so much music that turns me on. i even like madonna… "little star"… makes me very emotional.
Nice to hear from you, Scott. It must be very pleasant to rediscover those old favorites. "Lay Lady Lay", I agree, is a lovely song. 🙂
Hi MusicknaThe Frank Zappa quote in full goes like this:Information is not knowledge. Knowledge is not wisdom. Wisdom is not truth. Truth is not beauty. Beauty is not love. Love is not music. MUSIC IS THE BEST!!
That's one of the most famous FZ's quotes. His official biography is full of this kind of gems :)definitely a good read.I tend to spill every single drop of energy from the music I'm currently listening and then move to a different one. However it's conforting to know that music never dies… just to add another FZ's quote: "jazz is not dead, it just smells funny." :p